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Teachers: how can you keep kids in the classroom? You could have a stellar lesson plan, be recog nized at the students' favorite teacher and have an award-winning bulletin board display. However, what good are all these treats of teaching if you don't have a packed audience of students each day. Exceptional attendance and punctuality could be a teacher's downfall and may prcJVe to be a daunting goal to attain. Oftentimes the trouble extends much further than the student -- to his or her parents. Some parents will make up a barrage of excuses for their child when he or she oversleeps or doesn't feel like going to school that day. But there are ways you can curb a little of this classroom/cabin fever. Here's what contributors to Teachnet.com offer as their solutions. The fear factor Stress to your students (and their parents) that without excellent attendance and punctuality, credits cannot be earned. Period. If being in your classroom and listening to your instruction were not important and necessary, it really would not be required. There will be disbelievers, of course -- especially if they are close to graduating from high school and have heard the stories of never having to attend their col lege classes, merely showing up for the tests and passing with flying colors. But high school is not college, despite the myth many seniors adhere to. Disappearing Act Another way to handle the attendance situation is to allow any absence to not only be excused but erased if the student comes in for an hour makeup FALL REGISTRATION before or after school (at your discretion) within one week of the absence. If they choose not to, they are still responsible not only for the assignments, but, more importantly, for the learning they missed. In many cases, makeup lessons are essential. Phoning home One tactic that Works with students who haven't given up on themselves as learners is to call parents the first time they skip and require a parent-studentteacher conference the second and subsequent times. This forces the families to either try harder or to give up, and makes sure parents are aware of the prob lem. Then they can make a conscious effort with their children. Permanent record Sometimes merely keeping track of the students' tardies is motivation enough for them to prevent future occurrences. Require students to go to the office and get an admit to class before they can enter late. If a student accumulates three tardies, he or she serves a one hour after-school detention. While this plan is not fool-proof, especially when the problem of parent corroboration is involved, it will cut down on those who hang out in the hallways or try to sneak outside for a quick smooch or smoke behind the addition in the back of the school. Those who have no apparent regard for detention or who will skip school to avoid detention could be potential problems with this system. Remember that no one answer will solve all of your truancy and tar diness problems, but you may gain some control. The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday August 28, 2002 - B1 Ha-Yah!!: Mr. Louie Sanchez, a third degree black belt and the head instructor at Horizon Taekwon-do demonstrates the incredible skill of brick-breaking. Horizon Taekwon-do held their annual Fun Fair and Open House Aug. 24. Attendees had the chance to tour the club, enjoy a deli cious barbeque, raffle prizes, balloon give-aways, a bouncing castle, and face painting. Offering classes for kids and adults, Horizon Taekwon-do teaches this specialized martial art in a men toring environment, allowing stu dents to develop confidence, patience, discipline, concentration, physical fit ness, and social skills. 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